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Thai court suspends reformist leader as MP hours before PM vote
Pita Limjaroenrat leads a progressive coalition with a clear majority in the lower house, but last week he failed to get enough support from the Senate.
The constitutional court in Thailand has temporarily suspended the winner of May's general election as an MP, as parliament holds a vote on whether to make him prime minister.
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